Current News at the Institute

ISHR congratulates 2017 alumnus Ariel S. Garfinkel on the publication of her book Scofflaw: International law and America's Deadly Weapons in Vietnam. The book examines the legacy of the Vietnam War on Vietnamese civilians and families, in particularly the on-going trauma caused by American weapons such as unexploded bombs and Agent Orange.

As Columbia University faculty engaged in international scholarship and teaching, we are deeply concerned about the arrest of Osman Kavala, one of the most prominent Turkish public intellectuals and a tireless promoter of peaceful international collaboration. Osman Kavala is a colleague and a friend of Columbia of many years. Many of us have collaborated with him on various cultural projects, witnessing his generous leadership in bringing people and cultures together. We have had many occasions to witness Osman Kavala’s importa